one and the same
idiom
: one person or thing and not two
The restaurant's owner and chef are one and the same (person).
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That’s because music and life are one and the same.
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Mará Rose Williams
july 6, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2025
Thought and action are practically one and the same: Hungry!
—Mari Andrew, Time, 1 July 2025
While linen bedding may seem one and the same—these sheets will convince you otherwise.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2025
Both the Gmail and Windows user bases, which are often one and the same thing, provide the opportunity to compromise huge numbers of passwords and gain access to the data that sits behind them.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
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Mará Rose Williams
july 6, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2025
Thought and action are practically one and the same: Hungry!
—Mari Andrew, Time, 1 July 2025
While linen bedding may seem one and the same—these sheets will convince you otherwise.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2025
Both the Gmail and Windows user bases, which are often one and the same thing, provide the opportunity to compromise huge numbers of passwords and gain access to the data that sits behind them.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
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“One and the same.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20and%20the%20same. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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